2 Mil Réis Thesouro Nacional, 6th print

Brazil's 1874 Thesouro Nacional notes were printed by the American Bank Note Company during a period when successive imperial governments had effectively outsourced their intaglio security printing to New York — domestic capacity being nowhere near sufficient for the volume or quality required. The ABNC's involvement with Brazilian treasury paper dates back to the 1850s, and this 6th print sits within a long contractual relationship rather than representing any particular policy shift.

The "6th print" designation is a collector classification tracking successive impressions within the same basic design authorization, not a formal series break — successive prints sometimes show subtle plate wear or minor typographic differences worth examining under magnification.